RoboCop Loses Hugh Laurie as Its Villain

Back in June, we reported that House star Hugh Laurie was in talks to star in RoboCop as the villainous OmniCorp CEO. Today, we have word from Variety reporter Jeff Sneider that talks have broken down, and that he will not play the villain. Here's what he had to say on his Twitter page.

MGM RUMOR #1: While he was never officially confirmed, sources telling Variety that HUGH LAURIE has ended talks to play villain in ROBOCOP.